research fellow
Funded university investigator
A research fellow is an academic position focused primarily on research rather than teaching, typically held at a university or research institution.
The title usually indicates a funded position of fixed duration, often for postdoctoral scholars or established researchers pursuing specific projects: She secured a three-year research fellowship at Oxford.
The rank and prestige vary considerably across institutions.
Post-degree research position
- grantBestow or award money
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- publicationIssued written material
journal · citation · methodology · literature review · curriculum vitae · tenure-track · abstract · bibliography
One who gives guidance
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- protégéPerson guided by expert
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- coachingGuiding others to improve
training · apprenticeship · teaching · development · nurturing · lab director · dissertation committee · office hours
Concentrated expertise in one field
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
mastery · scholar · analyst · niche · domain · credentials · qualification · thought leader
Joint creator of text
- colleagueProfessional associate
- peerOne of similar standing
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
interdisciplinary · multidisciplinary · consortium · joint · cooperation · networking · conference · symposium
Sudden important advance
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- dataFacts for analysis
analysis · experimentation · investigation · observation · empirical · inquiry · replication · methodology
First to explore territory
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
advancement · originality · invention · novel · grant proposal · proof of concept · pilot study · translational
postdoc
Post-degree research position
- grantBestow or award money
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
publication · journal · citation · methodology · literature review · curriculum vitae · tenure-track · abstract · bibliography · sabbatical
advisor
One who gives guidance
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- protégéPerson guided by expert
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
coaching · training · apprenticeship · teaching · development · nurturing · lab director · dissertation committee · office hours · recommendation letter
specialization
Concentrated expertise in one field
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- competenceAdequate ability to function
authority · mastery · scholar · analyst · niche · domain · credentials · qualification · thought leader
coauthor
Joint creator of text
partnership · interdisciplinary · multidisciplinary · consortium · joint · cooperation · networking · conference · symposium · workshop
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
data · analysis · experimentation · investigation · observation · empirical · inquiry · replication · methodology · results
pioneering
First to explore territory
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
cutting-edge · advancement · originality · invention · novel · grant proposal · proof of concept · pilot study · translational · spin-off
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- academic positionsassistant professor, associate professor, full professor, tenure track, postdoc
- academic ranksprofessor, lecturer, full professor, assistant professor, associate professor
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist
- achieversachiever, high achiever, overachiever, go-getter, striver
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Senior academic administrator
provost · university president · teaching fellow · teaching faculty · lecturer
research fellowtenured professor
Faculty with permanent appointment
full professor · distinguished professor · emeritus professor · senior scientist · endowed chair
research fellowuniversity president
Head of a college
chancellor · department head · lab director · graduate student · research assistant
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